[Cory Rams]

I figured it was probably lengthened at one point as well. I figured a paper roll trip back in the day unfolded only added about a I figured a paper roll trip back in the day unfolded only added about an 8th inch, or so, of lengthened hull material just like my modern roll crimped reloads do. That makes more sense. I don’t plan on shooting any more factory modern fold crimp ammo in again. We’re trying the 2 7/8 inch RST ammo and having horrible patterns. So even if I have enough pressure to run over the forcing cones my pattern and suffer, regardless. So I’m not gonna make it a practice of doing so. My plan is from here on out to cut my hulls shorter than 2.775” so they don’t overlap the forcing cones. I started reloading about five years ago. I’ve cut down all the fired hulls to the point where they are probably 2 1/2 inches, or a hair longer, rolled crimped. Explains why I’ve gotten alot better patterns than with the RST ammo. I have two boxes left of RST’s in lead 5 and 6’s. I know they’re impossible to come by, but if I can’t find somebody to trade them for shorter ammo or reloading supplies, I’ll probably pull them apart and cut the hulls down so I can use them.

I’m probably gonna call RST next week when they’re open and ask them the hill length of their 2.58” hulls are…unfolded from their fold crimp…just for curiosity interest. I know the 2 7/8” ammo is 2.7” to the fold crimp. I loaded a few to 2.7” the other day that I roll crimped. They were 2.770” to begin with. Just enough hull left to crimp. Did it out of Curiosity sake as well. Otherwise I end up cutting them to below where the fold crimp starts.


I wonder how many shooters here have shot 2 7/8” Fold crimped RST ammo in their “ marked” 2 7/8” chambers and have been overlapping the fold crimp over their forcing cones? I would think a “marked” 2 7/8 inch chamber would have to be bored around 3 inches to shoot a modern plastic roll crimped RST hull. I’m guessing even 2 5/8” RST hull unfolded is probably just s a little too long once unfolded.